Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-09
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
THg POWER OF APPOINTING OFFICERS
TO MAKE RSEovALs.
Important Letter from tho Acsiue pre.i.
dentOf the Commission Deaning
the Law on the sabjeet.


". tfpNthAts thdiii4au OF the civil
Service Board of Examiners for the
Cincinnati posl-oilioe, coustruiug GER
tain sections Of The civil service law
,rd rules relating e the power of ap-
1ointing officers Go make removals:
Dear Sir, Yours OF the 29th ultimo
has been received. You say 81 have
rad your report ON the Philadelphia
rost-ofce case aud have noted YOUR
conclusions thereon In conversation
With tho postmaster today as 10 the
rover Of the removal of carriers. our
attention Is called 20 page p, where you
u.mc the Limitations upon the power of
I,uoval. Arc We 81 understand that a
81 master may, without question. re-
D. oye % carrier savc for causes enume-
rated hy You? The postmaster informs
o. that he has an opinion OF the Assist
art nitcd States District Attorney here
To- the effect thai hc c,n remove car.
ricrs aud clCrl.a as vel, except forcauses
amcdin the civl service law, as quoted
ly you On page 81 Of the Philadelphia
report
Ibat every carrier and clerk in the
Cincinnati post Office might be legally
removed for cause rs a proposition on
vi YOU need ro information. Il is
Therefore concluded That y.u wish TO
buov wh,th.r. in The opinion of the
commission. ,aicicntcn rri %, and clerks
O., GOOD character may De legally re-
moved for partisan reasons, because
they do not agrce iD politics with the
gos.mastcr. The commission has here
io,oe stated, sud now repeat, that the
pov.r of removal is unrestricted. cx-
c,It dot removal may not be legally
made for any oae Of the following
c.H.ts:
l,t. Because a person in the service
ia, j, fused to contribute to ~ political
iaad or for political purpose.
-d. Because a person has refused to
.rdcr political service
sd. Because q person has refused to
ylmil the appointing officer or any
ether person lu the civil service to CO.
Gce lis political action.
For any other cause any person in
the civil service may be removed le-
c4liy. and . person Illegally removed
lor any Of the csUses named cannot,
under any provisions Of the civll-ser-
NCc act, demand restoration.
Il, then, an appointing officer were
iD remove one of his subordinates for
..,v ono az bo r.eeons mentioned
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,.'nai,3y no,II H.. inG;.toJ nnon him .
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al frrd or for n,j;,i..l ,,urposa. bnt
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80. a,rn;utrr,, ,5'rcr mi,bt there
,orc without fear of other fine